ABOUT
Steph Green's music is for those who fancy the art of songwriting, depicting a lonely world illuminated by strangeness and beauty. Her sound blends elements of folk, dream pop, and indie rock, and her lyrics reveal an affecting and arresting storyteller. A spirit of independence and experimentation characterize Green’s approach to music, with all of her releases featuring her in the roles of producer and multi-instrumentalist.
Green's haunting sophomore album, Lore, is a series of vignettes that immerse the listener in dreams and nightmares of the West. It's a world where the natural and supernatural collide, wailing spirits wander lost highways, and shapeshifting starling murmurations soar overhead of restless loners. Green produced and recorded Lore at home on a 16-track reel-to-reel, and the collection of tales are enveloped by a distinctive and otherworldly sound, with weeping steel guitar, washy organ, and ghostly vocal layering reverberating from a distant dimension. Out now, Lore is a rugged, eerie, and wild homage to both a real and imagined place.
Following the October 2023 release of Lore, Green has been captivating live audiences on co-headline tours across the US and Canada, along with performances in Europe. Green started writing and recording music following the chance acquisition of a cassette 4-track, and she has since released two full-length albums (her kaleidoscopic debut album, Thanks for That was released in 2022), and two EPs (2019’s Salt Spring Island Tapes and Spooky Love). In addition to her own project, she has also performed as a backing musician and vocalist for numerous other songwriters over the years, appearing most recently on recordings for Duff Thompson and Dean Johnson.
"a unique blend of indie pop and folk, but like all quality music, it can’t be so easily pigeonholed. Her songwriting is imbued with a sense of timelessness and depth, drawing inspiration from the classics while remaining refreshingly contemporary. Every instrument is layered to build a crescendo of emotion that envelops the listener".
"Hauntingly beautiful...make no mistake about it, this is one of the most captivating Folk and Alt Country releases of 2023".
"The record feels like changing radio stations in a dream, with each new sound bringing something new but all united in an irresistible pop reverie."
"Steph Green pairs her arresting songwriting with forlorn lap steel and honey-coated, heart-wrenching vocal deliveries."
"Green has a knack for writing lyrics that play like mini Southern gothics, full of quotidien imagery that somehow makes the sentiments even more melancholy for being so potently recognizable. There's elegance in Green's dedication to analog simplicity, making space for a sense of full-hearted intimacy to prevail even as she reaches for the stars in the doleful, epic 'Devotion'."
"Open-ended enough to let your mind run wild with possibilities, with a musical flourish that’s at once forward thinking and delightfully familiar. Don’t be surprised if 'Thanks For That' is one of 2022’s first great records."
"If you give Steph Green’s atmospheric sophomore album Lore a spin, you’ll be forgiven for thinking it fell out of a portal to another time. Between her haunting voice, lyrical storytelling, and folk-soaked instrumentation, the whole package sounds nostalgic. There’s a soft, creeping fuzz at the edges of the tracks: an intimacy hinting at cozy firesides and crowded saloons and staticky shortwave."
The Steph Green Interview